Twist and Shout (1984) starring Adam Tonsberg, Lars Simonsen. Two high school friends in Denmark, Bjorn (Tonsberg) and Erik (Simonsen), go through the era of Beatlemania together. Erik is in love with Kirsten, who loves Bjorn, who loves Anna. Erik must deal with his psychotic parents, while Bjorn must deal with Kirsten after he loses Anna. Contrary to what I hoped, the movie has very little to do with the Beatles music. The music is used to set the scene (1963), and that's about it. The drama is still good, but doesn't scale the heights one might wish. It doesn't really have a "happy" ending, but the ending could perhaps be described as appropriate. The film is in Danish, with available English subtitles. Grade: B+
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